Erik EngleApr 3, 2026
Engel doesn't believe the tight end he calls Sadiq will still be available at No. 27, arguing 26 other teams won't pass on him, and expects the 49ers to eventually hold onto Brandon Ayuk until they can trade him rather than release him.
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What Erik Engle said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI don't think that, that 26 other teams are gonna pass on this guy.
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- 49ERS SQUAD SHOW: CALEB LOMU Clear FAVORITE For 49ers First Round Pick?
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- 1Kenyon Sadiq to be picked “before the 49ers' pick at No. 27 overall”“I don't think that, that 26 other teams are gonna pass on this guy. I think he's gonna be a, I mean, you talk about one of the best locks in this draft.”
- 2Brandon Aiyuk to move“everything that I'm hearing indicates that the the forty niners are going to hang on to Brandon Ayuk for as long as it takes to find a deal, to to find a dance partner, to to ship them off to”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Sadiq to be picked “before the 49ers' pick at No. 27 overall”1 | Mock Draft Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Brandon Aiyuk to move2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 mock draft pick and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Kenyon Sadiq to be picked “before the 49ers' pick at No. 27 overall”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Trade and Signing CallsBrandon Aiyuk
Brandon Aiyuk to move
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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